RAG Data Harvesting

Type: technique

Description: The adversary uses the AI system to query for sensitive data indexed by the RAG. Variants include searching through sensitive information in email, chat and shared documents.

Version: 0.1.0

Created At: 2025-06-19 08:13:23 -0400

Last Modified At: 2025-06-19 08:13:23 -0400

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Related Objects

• --> Collection (tactic): An adversary can harvest sensitive data from various systems through RAG queries.
• --> RAG Credential Harvesting (technique): The two techniques are similar apart from their target data and purpose.
• <-- RAG Credential Harvesting (technique): The two techniques are similar apart from their target data and purpose.
• <-- Microsoft Copilot: From Prompt Injection to Exfiltration of Personal Information (procedure): Automatically read other emails or documents without a human in the loop.
• <-- Microsoft Copilot Purview Audit Log Evasion and DLP Bypass (procedure): Sensitive documents are harvested without any audit log trail and while bypassing DLP.

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